Add these cleansing foods to support your immune system, up your detoxing capabilities, and prepare for next month's seasonal shift. Oh, and they're known to shift your mood, too!
Read MoreAs summer heats up, we become prone to accumulating excess heat in our bodies and minds. When we begin to collect and increase our own internal heat, one way that the body tries to cool itself down is by cooling down the digestive fire.
Read MoreSpring is ruled by the organs of liver and gallbladder, our main organs for cleansing and processing toxins. Our liver processes allergens that come from pollen and pollution, but if our liver is taxed, it has a hard time working as smoothly. It's time to give these organs a little break. Think of it like an oil change for your body.
Read MoreWhen things are speeding up in our life (in our calendar and on our list of things to do) as well as in the environment, it takes extra effort and attention to stay balanced. When we get to far out of balance we may notice that we feel a bit more nervous or anxious
Read MoreI'd been teaching yoga for about 6 years when I’d had my first panic attack. My 34-year-old sister-in-law had died recently and I’d gone to help pack up her possessions. On the way home, I felt like I myself was about to die. Driving from Maryland to New York City, my arms went numb, I became dizzy and short of breath, my vision blurred and my muscles were shaking and weak. I was sure I was having a heart attack.
Read MoreKripalu's Chef Deb Morgan writes: "Summer salad season is upon us! The popular, light salads below are easy to make, save well in the refrigerator, and are very versatile, not to mention nutritious. Serve any of these salads over a nice plate of field greens or even cooked greens with a light soup and/or your favorite whole grain bread. Leftovers can be used the next day to fill a whole wheat or vegetable wrap—just add fresh spinach or lettuce and roll it up. For a gluten-free treat, use a large lettuce or kale leaf as your wrap. Get together with some friends, make these salads together, sit outside—and enjoy."
Read MoreLast year, Prevention magazine called me to help on the article, “Yoga For Weight Loss.”
Ugh. I paused and immediately imagined the magazine rack at the supermarket checkout line fighting for attention. Headlines that promise quick fixes are preying on our national sense of inadequacy, assuring us that, 'we could be happy if...'
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